Dog of War: Elite Canine Part of Historic Mission

Dogs have been fighting alongside U.S. soldiers for more than 100 years,seeing combat in the Civil War and World War I. But theirservice was informal; only in 1942 were canines officially inducted into the U.S. Army. Today,they're a central part of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan -- as of early2010 the U.S. Army had 2,800 active-duty dogs deployed(the largest canine contingent in the world). And these numbers will continueto grow as these dogs become anever-more-vital military asset.

So it should come as no surprise that among the 79 commandos involvedin Operation Neptune Spear that resulted in Osama bin Laden's killing, there was one dog -- the elite of thefour-legged variety. And though the dog in question remains an enigma -- anothermysterious detail of the...

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Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/05/07/dog_of_war_elite_canine_part_of_historic_mission_255059.html

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